The Artifice Girl

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The Artifice Girl

Released Apr 27, 2023

1h 33m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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A team of special agents discovers a revolutionary new computer program to bait and trap online predators. After teaming up with the program's troubled developer, they soon find that the AI is rapidly advancing beyond its original purpose.

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Critics Consensus

The Artifice Girl blends timely themes and a sci-fi structure to explore thought-provoking questions surrounding the ethics of artificial intelligence.

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

It’s a film that I’m sure some will decry as too talky… I feel otherwise, for several reasons, including its clearly intentional mise en scene – the lighting, blocking, editing, and the intimacy and urgency produced by those confined spaces.

Rated: 4/5

May 26, 2023

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Ty Burr

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It’s a surprisingly tender drama of ideas that at times reminded me of a variation on the 2001 Spielberg/Kubrick film “A.I. Artificial Intelligence.”

Rated: 3/4

May 5, 2023

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

The action is in the dialogue, which presents a series of invigorating arguments about where the ethical lines are when it comes to creating and then exploiting an intelligent computer program.

May 2, 2023

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Ayrton-Lewis Avery

Battle Royale With Cheese

The Artifice Girl is just one proof that Ritch can direct independent cinema that is as strange as it is enjoyable.

Dec 16, 2024

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Katelyn Nelson

Daily Grindhouse

A markedly uncomfortable and emotional watch, Ritch’s film feels both unique and necessary, especially in a world where technology itself is constantly shifting from luxury to necessity.

Aug 4, 2024

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Joshua Polanski

Offscreen

The directorial work is impressive but [Franklin] Ritch’s script and performance are something to marvel at.

Jul 31, 2024

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David B

Simple well acted, no frills, great script and thought provoking. Best film I’ve seen in a long time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/25

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Val M

AI girl character was super annoying

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/09/25

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rene s

Solid story without a lot of special AI effects. It at least beats a lot of other gone of the rails AI movies. However, the full potential of AI after 50 years is a bit weak. In the pace AI is going now, that AI would have been a lot smarter/better than 'just at human level'

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/31/24

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Audience Member

My granddaughter, daughter, and I watched this together...three different generations, right? We all consider this film to be one of the best movies related to "artificial intelligence" we've ever seen... This film was very philosophical, which means it had plenty of dialogue. I know this spells drugery and boredom for some viewers... The idea of a computer program developing sentience and eventually porting into an artificial body and ultimately detaching itself from its network and original mission was/is fascinating. The story works as a metaphor for humans who work hard to develop, to travel a path of reinvention and become a more evolved version of themselves. We think the acting, and small sets all fit the story perfectly.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Jenniffer S

What a terrible movie! The problem is not the low budget or the never ending dialogues, it is the whole concept of AI! So the top, the panacea of super intelligence is to dance and be angry? Really?? So super intelligence consists of being a freaking human??? What a stupid idea! What about reaching super consciousness, moving things with the mind, who knows! And bored of saving children? Honestly?? What a crap of script!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/02/24

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R C

As someone else pointed out, this film says more about generational trauma than it does AI. Can we change our own programming? Are we destined to live out the desire of our parents? Do we need their approval? Or can we chose our own destiny? Didn't see that coming. Kudos!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/17/24

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Synopsis

A team of special agents discovers a revolutionary new computer program to bait and trap online predators. After teaming up with the program's troubled developer, they soon find that the AI is rapidly advancing beyond its original purpose.

Director: Franklin Ritch
Producer: Aaron B. Koontz, Ashleigh Snead
Screenwriter: Franklin Ritch
Distributor: XYZ Films
Production Co: Paper Street Pictures, Last Resort Ideas, Blood Oath
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 27, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 27, 2023
Runtime: 1h 33m

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